prenderse
[pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]
The verdict
“prenderse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,431 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,431
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quedar cogida una cosa en otra y no soltarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-prenderse · prenderse · Spanish
prenderse · rank #66,431 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,431
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH presidiarios
Nearest frequency peer: presidiarios (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “prenderse”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- postergando
postergando
33,574 corpus weight
- precavidos
precavidos
33,573 corpus weight
- predicaba
predicaba
33,572 corpus weight
- prenderse
prenderse
33,570 corpus weight
- presidiarios
presidiarios
33,569 corpus weight
- prohibirá
prohibirá
33,568 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “prenderse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prenderse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “prenderse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
prenderse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,431 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prenderse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is prenderse, spelled P-R-E-N-D-E-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Quedar cogida una cosa en otra y no soltarse.
- 2Dicho de un aparato o máquina, ponerse en funcionamiento.
- 3Empezar a arder.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prenderse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prenderse las luces de una casa.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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